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Tue Dec-19-06 01:48 AM
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Palestinians seek security abroad

Edited on Tue Dec-19-06 01:50 AM by oberliner

Growing unease in the occupied territories has led many Palestinians to consider heading abroad

Imad Hassan, a Palestinian electronics engineer and lecturer, never thought he would want to leave his homeland.

But now, Israeli raids, political in-fighting and lawlessness have prompted Hassan to look into emigrating. Canada is his favoured destination.

"I have been holding on to my country. Not anymore," said Hassan, a 35-year-old father of two from the West Bank city of Ramallah.

"It is not just the occupation but because we have lost our sense of personal security. It's not safe for my wife to go shopping in Ramallah."

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5FE97DA7-A7CC-44FA-B288-8470C0956FA7.htm

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